Now that Emma Watson is Emmarella no more, Saoirse Ronan has landed as the frontrunner for the role of Cinderella!

It was announced yesterday that Emma had left the project, and though we were really looking forward to seeing Hermione battle her evil stepmother, Cate Blanchett, we’re anxious for the official word on the casting of the little cinder girl.

Kenneth Branagh is set to direct the project. Meanwhile filming is scheduled to start later this year in London.

How do U feel about The Host actress as the belle of the midnight ball?

I thought Ronan was the original frontrunner but couldn't commit because of scheduling conflicts. Unless Disney are reworking Cinderella's filming schedule to suit Ronan, I can't see
how she would be back on board.

But now, the younger sister of Louis, Félicité Deakin (pictured above, left, with Louis), has figured out her own way to pay tribute to her mother in a very special manner, and we are SO touched by it.

On Friday, the 16-year-old Deakin shared the following image (below), a gorgeous portrait of the family with her late mother, Johannah Deakin, surrounded by all of her children: